内容简介：
Adrian Prescott has been missing for ten months, and now she has been found sleeping on a park bench under the influence of barbiturates. Detective Sergeant Herb Clasen, her boyfriend since childhood, is convinced that she was kidnappedaeven though there is no physical evidence and no witnesses. But others, including old Chief Hoppman, have their doubts. Adrian is peculiarasome would say downright weird, and she has provided little help toward solving this case. The mystery unfolds in a small rural town setting where the rivalry between Judge Fuller and Patrick Sterns is more sensational than the average crime. Follow Herb as he sorts out the few clues that he has. One never knows where they might lead.